Auriemma examines small things ‘that make big picture’

As a fifth-year senior, Connecticut guard Kalana Greene knows Coach Geno Auriemma as well as any current Huskie.

Express-News staff writer Tom Orsborn was there on Monday when Greene told the media why she thinks the coach has been so successful.

“He’s never complacent,” Greene said. “He’s never satisfied. He’s a competitor. A lot of people may pat us on the back and say that was good, but he looks at us and says, ‘That’s not good enough.’ He’s always looking for the perfect game.

“And he knows it’s impossible to become perfect. But every day he strives toward that. Everybody thinks you look at the big picture, but he looks at all the small things that make the big picture. And that’s what makes him so successful in his profession.”